Product Art vs
Process Art
Produt Art
Product Art is doing a project to make a particular end product, with a specific end “look”. These art lessons are step by step structured learning, and the end results are all very similar. This type of art can be important for children to learn new art skills- shading, value, perspective, proportion, etc. Building these skills can boost confidence to create new art on their own. Product Art leaves no room for creativity or individuality.
Process Art
Process Art is about the creative process of making the art, and not about the end product. The most important characteristics of Process Art are: There is NO specific way of how it should look. Motor Skills students learn to trust their own individuality and their own ideas. They learn that they can create something unique to themselves, that they can problem solve on their own.
Which is more important?
While Product Art is very important for children to develop new skills to gain confidence, and then express themselves, it is limited in creativity. Process Art accesses parts of the brain that are crucial for problem solving, experimentation, expression, invention, scientific thinking, mathematical understanding and language development. Process art supports the development of self-control and self-regulation when children are focusing, making choices, taking risks and feeling successful.
Why is Creativity important?
Creativity lights up the brain. Teachers who frequently assign classwork involving creativity are more likely to observe higher-order cognitive skills — problem solving, critical thinking, making connections between subjects — in their students. Creativity stimulates parts of the brain that are responsible for cognition, particularly when it comes to learning, problem solving, focus, and memory. Even art has obstacles and challenges, and when you're given the opportunity to think, you look for ways of approaching them.